Index: gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
===================================================================
--- gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c	(revision 239627)
+++ gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c	(working copy)
@@ -6827,6 +6827,32 @@ rs6000_expand_vector_init (rtx target, r
       return;
     }
 
+  /* Special case initializing vector short/char that are splats if we are on
+     64-bit systems with direct move.  */
+  if (all_same && TARGET_DIRECT_MOVE_64BIT
+      && (mode == V16QImode || mode == V8HImode))
+    {
+      rtx op0 = XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0);
+      rtx di_tmp = gen_reg_rtx (DImode);
+
+      if (!REG_P (op0))
+	op0 = force_reg (GET_MODE_INNER (mode), op0);
+
+      if (mode == V16QImode)
+	{
+	  emit_insn (gen_zero_extendqidi2 (di_tmp, op0));
+	  emit_insn (gen_vsx_vspltb_di (target, di_tmp));
+	  return;
+	}
+
+      if (mode == V8HImode)
+	{
+	  emit_insn (gen_zero_extendhidi2 (di_tmp, op0));
+	  emit_insn (gen_vsx_vsplth_di (target, di_tmp));
+	  return;
+	}
+    }
+
   /* Store value to stack temp.  Load vector element.  Splat.  However, splat
      of 64-bit items is not supported on Altivec.  */
   if (all_same && GET_MODE_SIZE (inner_mode) <= 4)
Index: gcc/config/rs6000/vsx.md
===================================================================
--- gcc/config/rs6000/vsx.md	(revision 239588)
+++ gcc/config/rs6000/vsx.md	(working copy)
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ (define_mode_attr VSX_EX [(V16QI "v")
 			  (V8HI  "v")
 			  (V4SI  "wa")])
 
+;; Iterator for the 2 short vector types to do a splat from an integer
+(define_mode_iterator VSX_SPLAT_I [V16QI V8HI])
+
+;; Mode attribute to give the count for the splat instruction to splat
+;; the value in the 64-bit integer slot
+(define_mode_attr VSX_SPLAT_COUNT [(V16QI "7") (V8HI "3")])
+
+;; Mode attribute to give the suffix for the splat instruction
+(define_mode_attr VSX_SPLAT_SUFFIX [(V16QI "b") (V8HI "h")])
+
 ;; Constants for creating unspecs
 (define_c_enum "unspec"
   [UNSPEC_VSX_CONCAT
@@ -2766,6 +2776,16 @@ (define_insn "vsx_xxspltw_<mode>_direct"
   "xxspltw %x0,%x1,%2"
   [(set_attr "type" "vecperm")])
 
+;; V16QI/V8HI splat support on ISA 2.07
+(define_insn "vsx_vsplt<VSX_SPLAT_SUFFIX>_di"
+  [(set (match_operand:VSX_SPLAT_I 0 "altivec_register_operand" "=v")
+	(vec_duplicate:VSX_SPLAT_I
+	 (truncate:<VS_scalar>
+	  (match_operand:DI 1 "altivec_register_operand" "v"))))]
+  "VECTOR_MEM_VSX_P (<MODE>mode) && TARGET_DIRECT_MOVE_64BIT"
+  "vsplt<VSX_SPLAT_SUFFIX> %0,%1,<VSX_SPLAT_COUNT>"
+  [(set_attr "type" "vecperm")])
+
 ;; V2DF/V2DI splat for use by vec_splat builtin
 (define_insn "vsx_xxspltd_<mode>"
   [(set (match_operand:VSX_D 0 "vsx_register_operand" "=wa")